ioSafe Announces N2 Private Cloud

ioSafe today announced they would be releasing a new network attached storage solution designed as a private cloud. The enclosure is designed to be both fireproof up to 1550°F, 30 minutes per ASTM E-119. It will also be waterproof and can be fully submersed in fresh or salt water at a 10 foot depth for 72 hours. It is also designed to be theftproof, including a Kensington Security Slot, and an optional floor mount / padlock kit. The N2 will be crowdfunded on Indiegogo, and early investors get a variety of bonuses based on their contributions.

The ioSafe N2 will provide end users with a disaster plan straight out of the box while enablingthem to maintain complete ownership of their data and total control over how it is secured,accessed and backed up. The N2 is designed to provide all the benefits of the private cloud withfast local transfer speeds and none of the security risks and privacy issues associated the publiccloud.

The high performance 2-bay N2 will provide up to 8TB of storage capacity and be equippedwith a 2GHz Marvel CPU and 512MB memory. The N2 will use redundant hard drives as well asioSafe?s patented DataCast, HydroSafe and FloSafe technologies to protect data from loss in fireup to 1550°F and submersion in fresh or salt water up to a 10 foot depth for 3 days.

"We’re excited about the partnership with ioSafe. The collaboration will set new standardsfor reliability in NAS servers. Protected by ioSafe’s technology, the award-winning SynologyDiskStation Manager builds secure private clouds for users, allowing them to share andsynchronize data around the world" says Vic Hsu, CEO of Synology Inc.

"The 2-bay personal storage NAS market has experienced significant growth from 2009 to 2011,with shipment CAGR just over 128%, almost 8x that of the total Personal & Entry Level StorageMarket? says Liz Conner, Senior Research Analyst of IDC. ?To take advantage of the growingNAS market, ioSafe has introduced the N2, which offers security and disaster recovery tovulnerable private clouds without the WAN bandwidth limitations or costs associated with thepublic cloud. The N2 expands ioSafe’s portfolio, giving ioSafe a solid foothold into the personalstorage NAS market."

?As a privately held small business, Indiegogo allows us to jump past typical startup fundingmodels and rapidly accelerate this ambitious product to market,? says Robb Moore, ioSafeCEO. ?The N2 is a game-changer for anyone who demands absolute control, security and speedto manage terabytes of critical business data or precious digital pictures and videos. At the endof the day, you are the only one that truly hurts if your data is lost or compromised ? nobodyelse cares as much about your data as you.?

The ioSafe N2 will begin shipping during January 2013 and will be available in capacitiesup to 8TB. Introductory pricing for the ioSafe N2 diskless version will start at $599.99. Like

ioSafe?s other products, the N2 will be backed the ioSafe Data Recovery Service and No HassleWarranty.

For additional information about the N2 and ioSafe?s Indiegogo project visit: http://www.indiegogo.com/iosafe